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Noiseshaper is a Vienna-based band blending reggae, soul and electronic music into a distinctive and genre-crossing sound. Originally founded by Axel Hirn and Florian Fleischmann, the band has evolved from its electronic dub roots into a dynamic live formation featuring UK vocalist Nyha and Clemens Handler on bass, with a focus on strong songs, soulful vocals, memorable hooks and deep grooves.

After a decade away, Noiseshaper returned in 2025 with Welcome The Unknown, an album that reconnects with the band’s roots while moving the sound into the present, featuring a guest appearance by Rolling Stones backing vocalist Bernard Fowler.

The story of Noiseshaper began in Berlin in the late 1990s. Emerging from the city’s experimental club culture, Axel and Florian developed a sound that blended reggae, dub, house and electronica – a crossover that was still far from common at the time. Noiseshaper became part of a new wave of artists connecting Jamaican sound system culture with European electronic music.

During their Berlin and London years, Noiseshaper released several albums and singles, beginning with their 2001 debut club release The Only Redeemer on Different Drummer. The band toured clubs and festivals across Europe, collaborated with Sly & Robbie, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood and Paolo Baldini, remixed OutKast and contributed music to Hollywood soundtracks.